Low Beta High-Yield Stocks With A Large Capitalization Researched By "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". High-Yields (stocks with a dividend yield over 5 percent) are often very risky. Especially stocks with double-digit yields and a low capitalization should be reviewed in a strictly detail.

In order to find some interesting stocks with high yields and low risk, I made a screen of high-yield stocks with a beta ratio below one. The beta ratio is a statistical measure which represents the performance in relation to the market. A ratio of less than one means that the stock is lower correlated with the market. In down markets, the stock falls less than the market. In order to reduce the risks from lower capitalized stocks, I selected only those with a market capitalization above USD 10 billion. Twenty stocks remained of which three have a double-digit yield and eight a current buy or better rating.

Here are my favorite stocks:

AstraZeneca (AZN) has a market capitalization of $58.85 billion. The company employs 57,200 people, generates revenue of $33,591.00 million and has a net income of $10,016.00 million. The firm's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $14,792.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 44.04 percent (operating margin 38.09 percent and net profit margin 29.82 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 17.66 percent of the company's assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 40.13 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 42.98 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.24. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.80 in form of dividends to shareholders.

National Grid (NGG) has a market capitalization of $41.18 billion. The company employs 25,645 people, generates revenue of $22,225.44 million and has a net income of $3,274.68 million. The firm's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,617.90 million. The EBITDA margin is 34.28 percent (operating margin 25.08 percent and net profit margin 14.73 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 48.64 percent of the company's assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 249.22 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.25 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.56. Last fiscal year, the company paid $3.16 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Reynolds American (RAI) has a market capitalization of $24.14 billion. The company employs 5,400 people, generates revenue of $8,541.00 million and has a net income of $1,406.00 million. The firm's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,537.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 29.70 percent (operating margin 28.09 percent and net profit margin 16.46 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 22.54 percent of the company's assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 58.60 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.04 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.52. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.15 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Altria Group (MO) has a market capitalization of $67.61 billion. The company employs 9,900 people, generates revenue of $23,800.00 million and has a net income of $3,393.00 million. The firm's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,321.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.56 percent (operating margin 25.50 percent and net profit margin 14.26 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 37.04 percent of the company's assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 371.98 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 76.13 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.16. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.58 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Take a closer look at the full table of high yields stocks with the lowest beta ratio. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 19.25 and forward P/E ratio is 14.57. The dividend yield has a value of 7.11 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.12 and price to sales ratio 2.52. The operating margin amounts to 21.44 percent and the beta ratio is 0.63. The average stock has a debt to equity ratio of 2.20.

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